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Counties in Mississippi by job destruction rate

Calhoun County had the highest job destruction rate of 82 counties in 2019, at 19.199%. Jasper County had the lowest, at 4.026%. The median was 9.48% and the figure for Mississippi was 9.421%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.199Calhoun County
Lowest4.026Jasper County
Median9.4882 counties
Mississippi9.421History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 10.809 %Alcorn County: 7.792 %Amite County: 16.913 %Attala County: 7.363 %Benton County: 8.603 %Bolivar County: 9.956 %Calhoun County: 19.199 %Carroll County: 19.144 %Chickasaw County: 8.463 %Choctaw County: 7.359 %Claiborne County: 7.181 %Clarke County: 13.217 %Clay County: 10.425 %Coahoma County: 7.189 %Copiah County: 5.281 %Covington County: 8.533 %DeSoto County: 10.264 %Forrest County: 9.271 %Franklin County: 10.973 %George County: 10.316 %Greene County: 8.25 %Grenada County: 11.776 %Hancock County: 7.816 %Harrison County: 7.543 %Hinds County: 9.055 %Holmes County: 12.267 %Humphreys County: 6.117 %Issaquena County: 15.023 %Itawamba County: 10.094 %Jackson County: 8.908 %Jasper County: 4.026 %Jefferson County: 6.667 %Jefferson Davis County: 5.596 %Jones County: 6.936 %Kemper County: 9.752 %Lafayette County: 14.837 %Lamar County: 10.467 %Lauderdale County: 7.499 %Lawrence County: 8.503 %Leake County: 6.316 %Lee County: 9.392 %Leflore County: 11.042 %Lincoln County: 8.231 %Lowndes County: 8.997 %Madison County: 10.649 %Marion County: 9.464 %Marshall County: 9.495 %Monroe County: 13.049 %Montgomery County: 12.982 %Neshoba County: 5.446 %Newton County: 8.106 %Noxubee County: 6.86 %Oktibbeha County: 8.113 %Panola County: 9.824 %Pearl River County: 13.324 %Perry County: 7.012 %Pike County: 12.042 %Pontotoc County: 9.66 %Prentiss County: 11.203 %Quitman County: 15.953 %Rankin County: 9.885 %Scott County: 10.85 %Sharkey County: 8.409 %Simpson County: 6.886 %Smith County: 7.572 %Stone County: 8.148 %Sunflower County: 10.129 %Tallahatchie County: 10.302 %Tate County: 15.955 %Tippah County: 4.503 %Tishomingo County: 8.842 %Tunica County: 10.792 %Union County: 9.773 %Walthall County: 13.469 %Warren County: 8.664 %Washington County: 10.418 %Wayne County: 7.664 %Webster County: 5.716 %Wilkinson County: 11.155 %Winston County: 10.198 %Yalobusha County: 12.838 %Yazoo County: 15.89 %
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%, 2019. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Calhoun County: 19.199 %Calhoun County19.199Carroll County: 19.144 %Carroll County19.144Amite County: 16.913 %Amite County16.913Tate County: 15.955 %Tate County15.955Quitman County: 15.953 %Quitman County15.953Yazoo County: 15.89 %Yazoo County15.89Issaquena County: 15.023 %Issaquena County15.023Lafayette County: 14.837 %Lafayette County14.837Walthall County: 13.469 %Walthall County13.469Pearl River County: 13.324 %Pearl River County13.324Clarke County: 13.217 %Clarke County13.217Monroe County: 13.049 %Monroe County13.049Montgomery County: 12.982 %Montgomery County12.982Yalobusha County: 12.838 %Yalobusha County12.838Holmes County: 12.267 %Holmes County12.267Pike County: 12.042 %Pike County12.042Grenada County: 11.776 %Grenada County11.776Prentiss County: 11.203 %Prentiss County11.203Wilkinson County: 11.155 %Wilkinson County11.155Leflore County: 11.042 %Leflore County11.042Franklin County: 10.973 %Franklin County10.973Scott County: 10.85 %Scott County10.85Adams County: 10.809 %Adams County10.809Tunica County: 10.792 %Tunica County10.792Madison County: 10.649 %Madison County10.649Lamar County: 10.467 %Lamar County10.467Clay County: 10.425 %Clay County10.425Washington County: 10.418 %Washington County10.418George County: 10.316 %George County10.316Tallahatchie County: 10.302 %Tallahatchie County10.302DeSoto County: 10.264 %DeSoto County10.264Winston County: 10.198 %Winston County10.198Sunflower County: 10.129 %Sunflower County10.129Itawamba County: 10.094 %Itawamba County10.094Bolivar County: 9.956 %Bolivar County9.956Rankin County: 9.885 %Rankin County9.885Panola County: 9.824 %Panola County9.824Union County: 9.773 %Union County9.773Kemper County: 9.752 %Kemper County9.752Pontotoc County: 9.66 %Pontotoc County9.66Calhoun County: 19.199 %Calhoun County19.199Carroll County: 19.144 %Carroll County19.144Amite County: 16.913 %Amite County16.913Tate County: 15.955 %Tate County15.955Quitman County: 15.953 %Quitman County15.953Yazoo County: 15.89 %Yazoo County15.89Issaquena County: 15.023 %Issaquena County15.023Lafayette County: 14.837 %Lafayette County14.837Walthall County: 13.469 %Walthall County13.469Pearl River County: 13.324 %Pearl River County13.324Clarke County: 13.217 %Clarke County13.217Monroe County: 13.049 %Monroe County13.049Montgomery County: 12.982 %Montgomery County12.982Yalobusha County: 12.838 %Yalobusha County12.838Holmes County: 12.267 %Holmes County12.267Pike County: 12.042 %Pike County12.042Grenada County: 11.776 %Grenada County11.776Prentiss County: 11.203 %Prentiss County11.203Wilkinson County: 11.155 %Wilkinson County11.155Leflore County: 11.042 %Leflore County11.042Franklin County: 10.973 %Franklin County10.973Scott County: 10.85 %Scott County10.85Adams County: 10.809 %Adams County10.809Tunica County: 10.792 %Tunica County10.792Madison County: 10.649 %Madison County10.649Lamar County: 10.467 %Lamar County10.467Clay County: 10.425 %Clay County10.425Washington County: 10.418 %Washington County10.418George County: 10.316 %George County10.316Tallahatchie County: 10.302 %Tallahatchie County10.302DeSoto County: 10.264 %DeSoto County10.264Winston County: 10.198 %Winston County10.198Sunflower County: 10.129 %Sunflower County10.129Itawamba County: 10.094 %Itawamba County10.094Bolivar County: 9.956 %Bolivar County9.956Rankin County: 9.885 %Rankin County9.885Panola County: 9.824 %Panola County9.824Union County: 9.773 %Union County9.773Kemper County: 9.752 %Kemper County9.752Pontotoc County: 9.66 %Pontotoc County9.66
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Calhoun County19.199+12.06 pts
2Carroll County19.144+7.15 pts
3Amite County16.913+9.62 pts
4Tate County15.955+6.31 pts
5Quitman County15.953+0.51 pts
6Yazoo County15.89+5.27 pts
7Issaquena County15.023+3.52 pts
8Lafayette County14.837+2.52 pts
9Walthall County13.469-3.67 pts
10Pearl River County13.324+0.9 pts
11Clarke County13.217+1.03 pts
12Monroe County13.049+1.33 pts
13Montgomery County12.982-8.1 pts
14Yalobusha County12.838+5.5 pts
15Holmes County12.267+6.12 pts
16Pike County12.042+1.44 pts
17Grenada County11.776+7.08 pts
18Prentiss County11.203-2.05 pts
19Wilkinson County11.155-2.04 pts
20Leflore County11.042-2.1 pts
21Franklin County10.973+4.39 pts
22Scott County10.85+1.89 pts
23Adams County10.809-2.86 pts
24Tunica County10.792-0.77 pts
25Madison County10.649+0.82 pts
26Lamar County10.467-2.06 pts
27Clay County10.425-1.65 pts
28Washington County10.418-2.24 pts
29George County10.316+0.18 pts
30Tallahatchie County10.302-11.62 pts
31DeSoto County10.264-1.2 pts
32Winston County10.198+2.31 pts
33Sunflower County10.129+0.02 pts
34Itawamba County10.094-1.5 pts
35Bolivar County9.956-2.81 pts
36Rankin County9.885-0.63 pts
37Panola County9.824-1.29 pts
38Union County9.773+4.13 pts
39Kemper County9.752-12.66 pts
40Pontotoc County9.66+3.16 pts
41Marshall County9.495-5.35 pts
42Marion County9.464-2.26 pts
43Lee County9.392-0.41 pts
44Forrest County9.271-0.75 pts
45Hinds County9.055-1.32 pts
46Lowndes County8.997-4.64 pts
47Jackson County8.908-1.31 pts
48Tishomingo County8.842-3.06 pts
49Warren County8.664-3.07 pts
50Benton County8.603+1.34 pts
51Covington County8.533-2.01 pts
52Lawrence County8.503+1.29 pts
53Chickasaw County8.463+4.12 pts
54Sharkey County8.409-3.72 pts
55Greene County8.25-5.77 pts
56Lincoln County8.231+0.87 pts
57Stone County8.148+0.85 pts
58Oktibbeha County8.113-2.51 pts
59Newton County8.106-4.38 pts
60Hancock County7.816-2.15 pts
61Alcorn County7.792-1.63 pts
62Wayne County7.664-1.22 pts
63Smith County7.572-5.58 pts
64Harrison County7.543-2.58 pts
65Lauderdale County7.499-7.19 pts
66Attala County7.363-11.09 pts
67Choctaw County7.359-0.9 pts
68Coahoma County7.189-5.69 pts
69Claiborne County7.181-6.41 pts
70Perry County7.012+0.48 pts
71Jones County6.936-3.12 pts
72Simpson County6.886-8.34 pts
73Noxubee County6.86-4.55 pts
74Jefferson County6.667-2.51 pts
75Leake County6.316-4.19 pts
76Humphreys County6.117-15.15 pts
77Webster County5.716-3.37 pts
78Jefferson Davis County5.596-0 pts
79Neshoba County5.446-2.82 pts
80Copiah County5.281-3.21 pts
81Tippah County4.503-2.58 pts
82Jasper County4.026-8.22 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Mississippi by job destruction rate, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Mississippi by job destruction rate, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/mississippi-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Mississippi by job destruction rate, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/mississippi-counties?period=2019.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Mississippi by job destruction rate, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/mississippi-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Calhoun County, with 19.199% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Jasper County, with 4.026% in 2019.

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